as in conventional
disapproving
very similar to other things of the same kind; not original or different
a neighborhood of cookie-cutter houses Opponents accused the candidate of taking a cookie-cutter approach to the problem.
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Recent Examples of cookie-cutter
After all, a website created by a human hand is less likely to be a cookie-cutter online destination.
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Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 30 May 2026
Accommodations The Horse Shoe Farm can sleep up to 75 guests, but don’t expect any cookie-cutter rooms (or buildings) here.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
His cookie-cutter approach worked in his debut season as the Texans’ offensive coordinator, but his inability to adjust and evolve the offense ultimately doomed him.
—Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 20 May 2026
Lowcountry cuisine, historic stays, and family-friendly environs attract travelers seeking a relaxing alternative to crowded beaches and cookie-cutter accommodations.
—Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
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Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 30 May 2026
Accommodations The Horse Shoe Farm can sleep up to 75 guests, but don’t expect any cookie-cutter rooms (or buildings) here.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
His cookie-cutter approach worked in his debut season as the Texans’ offensive coordinator, but his inability to adjust and evolve the offense ultimately doomed him.
—Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 20 May 2026
Lowcountry cuisine, historic stays, and family-friendly environs attract travelers seeking a relaxing alternative to crowded beaches and cookie-cutter accommodations.
—Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cookie-cutter
Adjective
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The screens offer higher frame rates, greater brightness, deeper blacks and superior contrast ratios compared with conventional digital projectors.—
Marcus Lim,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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The scan can sometimes detect disease that conventional imaging misses, helping physicians better understand the extent of cancer.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
15 June 2026
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This is a directed, stereotyped behavior in which the highest-resolution region of the somatosensory surface is brought to bear on the object requiring the most detailed analysis.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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In some cases, praise took on overtly stereotyped forms: words like 'love' were used disproportionately with female students, while 'powerful' appeared only for Black students.—
Rachel del Guidice,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But before SpaceX goes into those indexes in coming weeks, market forces – amplified by derivative securities based on the stock and maneuvers by big-money investors – could drive the stock price much higher.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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Op-eds have painted the president’s reverence for traditional design as mere nostalgia that will lead, inevitably, to pastiche and derivative mimicry while stifling innovation.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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“Cookie-cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookie-cutter. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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